Ability to edit/visualise Medium/Material properties directly on the Canvas/Layer

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Ability to edit/visualise Medium/Material properties directly on the Canvas/Layer

Firstly Id like to say this is not a copy “X” package because it suits me better post. I genuinely believe that the existing and unique core of Artrage could be exposed for easier and non linear work flows.

I make these presumptions about Artrage and they are the basis of my suggestion. For each texel on the canvas/layer an array of material/medium properties is stored.

I've been using Artrage for a week or so now and I understand I am still very much a novice when it comes to getting the best out of great software. What I have found is that the depth of the emulation in Artrage can trap the novice like myself. Leading to what can be interpreted as a bug when in truth the software is behaving exactly as it should.

A simple practical example of this is when mix media is used within the same layer. The various mediums with their individual properties will ( as they should) behave differently when blended smudged or smeared.

This can lead to some initial confusion when the knife tool doesn’t smear a section of the image as it does its surrounding areas because the User/artist had decided to mix media in an unrealistic way.

Although I have used blending as an example, the property’s of the medium/materials do interact other more subtle ways as well.

So where am I going with all of this?
Well I was hoping to be able to do the following two things.

This would achieve the following things for Artrage which as far as I know cant be done on similar software.

When some one (like myself) paints them self into a corner my mixing in appropriate mediums or by using too much thinners. They will then have a method to fix the problem areas.

Visualize the material properties to allow the user to make adjustments to their technique appropriately.

Allow some one to scan an existing real world work , define the properties of the surfaces then continue on working that medium digitally in the spirit of the original.

I hope you have found my suggestion useful. I realize that a well accomplished artist in Artrage could avoid most of the highlighted problems, but I believe that a large section of your user base would benefit from these extensions. I will continue to enjoy using Artrage regardless of any outcomes.